The School of Computer Science and IT is offering twelve PhD scholarships to high achieving international and domestic students for various areas of research. There are twelve scholarships available, valued at up to $25,000 per annum for three years (no extension possible) and international candidates may be eligible for a tuition waiver. Applicant must have an honours/master degree in the area of Computer Science or related disciplines and must be studying a PhD in RMIT’s School of Computer Science at RMIT in Melbourne. The application deadline is 31 October 2013.
Study Subject(s): The twelve PhD scholarships available for PhD research are in the following areas:
-Web service design for transportation networks
-Multi-objective optimization and data mining for journey planning
-Engineering optimization with Swarm Intelligence techniques
-Machine learning and data mining applied to theme park game-play experience
-Answering Real-time Questions from Arabic Social Media
-TRIIBE: Tracking indoor information behaviour
-Sub-collection retrieval: understanding and improving search engines
-Big data analytics
-Big data medical analytics
-Crowd sourcing and data mining
-Modelling and Understanding Human Behaviour for Simulation
-Agent based simulation for sustainable urban growth
Course Level: Scholarships are available for pursuing PhD degree level at RMIT in Australia.
Scholarship Provider: RMIT in Australia
Scholarship can be taken at: Australia
Eligibility: To be eligible for this scholarship you must:
-have an honours/master degree in the area of Computer Science or related disciplines
-meet RMIT’s PhD entry requirements or
-be studying a PhD in RMIT’s School of Computer Science at RMIT in Melbourne.
Scholarship Open for International Students: Australian and international students can apply for these scholarships.
Scholarship Description: The School of Computer Science and IT is offering twelve PhD scholarships to high achieving international and domestic students for various areas of research. This School is internationally recognized for its research strength and is ranked in the top eight Australian universities for Computer Science and Information Systems (according to QS World University Rankings).
Number of award(s): 12 Scholarships are offered.
Duration of award(s): Scholarships are offered for three years.
What does it cover? There are twelve scholarships available, valued at up to $25,000 per annum for three years (no extension possible). International candidates may be eligible for a tuition waiver.
Selection Criteria: Not Known
Notification: Not Known
How to Apply: To apply for one of these scholarships, you must complete an application consisting of:
-a one page research proposal outlining your interest and suitability for the above projects
-a detailed curriculum vitae
-undergraduate and honours/master transcripts
-contact details of two referees.
-Submit your application via email directly to Associate Professor Xiaodong Li (xiaodong.li-at-rmit.edu.au).
Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 31 October 2013.
